I had reconstruction w/ implants &months later fat grafting after a bilateral mastectomy chemo & radiation. Love way breasts look but have good bit of swelling from the lipo- (flanks)-over a month out. Feels little numb and swollen till hurts little to the touch. I'm 5'7 and usually 135 pounds but since this surgery have been at 150 (i only see this on scale) is there anything i can do to reduce swelling and get rid of what i'm hoping is post surgery (trauma?) weight?
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Thank you for your picture and question. Depending on the amount of available fat for harvest you may or may not be a good candidate for fat grafting alone to your breasts, only after consultation and exam could this be determined. Have you considered a flap as well? It is best that you meet ...
Thank you for your question. Fat grafting is currently an imprecise science that does not have objective data to support a particular practice. What we do know is that small fat deposits must be made in a vascular bed for there to be support of the fat to ensure long term viability. As such, a...
The radiation that you will receive will permanently alter what remains of your breast. the defect after lumpectomy and radiation can often be greater than that of the lumpectomy alone. trying to "correct" this can be frustrating yielding poor results, even with fat grafting. given that your...
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